Meghan Markle’s longtime friendDaniel Martinsays theDuke and Duchess of Sussex’s emotional documentaryhas been a “relief” to those close to them who have seen the toll recent tabloid scrutiny has taken on the couple.
“It’s been tough,” Martin, who was alsoMeghan’s wedding makeup artist, said onCBS This Morningon Thursday. “Watching this documentary, it’s been almost a relief seeing her at a point where she can be honest about what’s been happening.”
“All of us who have known, we just didn’t know what to do or how to help,” he added. “But I feel like just putting this out there, it’s hopefully demystified a lot about what’s been going on over there.”
“I really tried to adopt this British sensibility of a ‘stiff upper lip.’ I really tried, but I think that what that does internally is probably really damaging,” Meghan said of how she’s dealing with tabloid rumors and lack of privacy.
“I never thought that this would be easy, but I thought it would be fair. And that’s the part that’s really hard to reconcile,” she added.
Meghan also shared the struggle of being a new mother in the spotlight.
“Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging. And then when you have a newborn, you know. And especially as a woman, it’s a lot,” she said. “So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed. It’s um…yeah. I guess, also thank you for asking because not many people have asked if I’m okay, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.
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Martin, who is a Dior Beauty brand ambassador and creative consultant for Honest Beauty, said he definitely thinks the documentary was “helpful” for Meghan as the couple navigates their next move.
“She has a lot on her plate and I feel like she just wants to make sure that her boys are safe. I know her and she’s going to totally take care of this — it’s just about understanding the ways around it.”
source: people.com
